Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-11-11
CHURCH DEDICATED.

BsshOp Brown and the COlOred Method
lists Interesting Cerernonies-An adj
dress at Congregational Church.
Bishop Brown was met at the Milwau
kee depot yesterday, on the arrival OF
the noou train from Chicago. by the
pastor of the Yapkton A. M. e. caaroh
and Rsv. d. B. Nichols, for O long time
associated with him on the trustee board
of Howard university, Washington. d.
%. 1t had been thirteen yesrs since the
two had met. AS might be expected
the meeting was q surprise to both, es-
pecialiy to meet in Dakota
at three o'clock in the afternoon Bis
hop Brown dedicated the chapel OF the
African nj. e. church, which he's just
been finished.
Rev. Messrs. Bradley, Burdiok,
Nichols, Woody and Higgins assisted il
the exercises. Bishop Brown was in
PRODUCED by Rev, ID. B. Nichols, speak
ing Of the work in which both were en-
gagged in Washington IN Howard uniyer-
sity and the changes which, time and
hard labor had produced.
The bishops sermon was replete with
sound practical teachings which would
have lifted any assembly up into q
clearer atmosphere of living. He took
occasion to say in his opening remarks
that it created a delightful surprise to
find out here SUCH q type of civilization,
intelligence and refinement. From the
class of buildings erected, the business
houses, manufacturing establishments,
banks, school houses, beautiful
churches and the college it wa
clear that the people meant bust
ness, that they have come! to stay.
After the rmo Pastor Burdiok of the
NJ. e. Church made an appeal for sid to
lift the Indebtedness OF the church. He
gained g good degree in the begging line,
realizing about $50.
AT the Congregational church q good
audience gathered to hear the bishop.
We noticed in the congregation Rev
William f. Rose Congregational minietel
at Pierre and Elk. Gov. Faux.
Rev. Dan. f. Bradley introduced DIR.
Brown to the audience IN a very
pleasant address abiding to-the bishop't
student life at Ooerliu when his mother
was a member of the college and to the
IIiberality of the founding of OberliD
throwing its portals wide open to botf
sexes and regardless of the color line.
The bishops address was mainly. giving
an account of the work of his church
what has been done, the fruits of tn
labors of his CHURCH workers. That tn,
first colored senator OF the U. 8. cam
from his church. That most of til
colored members of the house Of repre-
sentatiyes we're from the A. M. 3. church
also the state Legislatures in the sout
contained many members of his church
That they we're working vigorously 70
the education of their people, for prohi
bition and the cause of purity. He pal
q worthy tribute to Oberlin college fl
the work the graduates had accomplishe
in every thing looking toward the we
being of man. Wherever he ha
gone he had found the sops and daugt
tiers OF Oberlin leading in oil OF the r.
forms the abuses in society. He ha
seen wonderful changes since he fire
made a home at the capital of the ma
ton. Separate cars were provided the
for e0lored people, separate schools
separate chu-ches. Colored people vel
then refused accommodation at the he
tells where the whites were e%ntertalne'
He had lately travelled over the route
8 ana from California and he found r
cause to complain. The times ha
greatly changed. Oberiin college 81
Howard university had wrought gre,
changes TO the country. OberliE COLES
IL began as a college for the viii
" .ace, but opened its doors
N oil races. Howard universe
20 began ss an %institation for the educ
tlon OF the colored race sni opened
doors to the whites. Its professors We
chosen from both of the races-whi
and coIored-so OF the pupils, ite Ii